''Nephtys'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
marine catworm
Nephtyidae is a family of polychaete worms. They are commonly referred to as catworms.
Characteristics
Nephtyidae are pale, clearly segmented polychaetes with a small pentagonal prostomium with two pairs of small antennae. Their segments are lit ...
s. Some species are
halotolerant
Halotolerance is the adaptation of living organisms to conditions of high salinity. Halotolerant species tend to live in areas such as hypersaline lakes, coastal dunes, saline deserts, salt marshes, and inland salt seas and springs. Halophiles are ...
to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a
salinity
Salinity () is the saltiness or amount of salt (chemistry), salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity). It is usually measured in g/L or g/kg (grams of salt per liter/kilogram of water; the latter is dimensio ...
of 20 psu (
Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Nephtys'':
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Nephtys abranchiata''
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Nephtys acrochaeta''
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Nephtys assignis''
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Nephtys assimilis''
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Nephtys bangladeshi''
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Nephtys bilobatus''
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Nephtys brachycephala''
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Nephtys brevibranchis
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys bruuni''
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Nephtys bucera''
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Nephtys caeca''
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Nephtys caecoides
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys californiensis
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys capensis
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys chemulpoensis
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys ciliata
''Nephtys'' is a genus of Marine (ocean), marine catworms. Some species are halotolerance, halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu (Practical Salinity Unit, Practical Sali ...
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(Müller, 1788) -
typetaxon
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Nephtys cirrosa
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys cryptomma
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys cuvieri
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys discors
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys dussumieri
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys ectopa
''Nephtys'' is a genus of marine catworms. Some species are halotolerant to a degree in that they can survive in estuaries and estuarine lagoons down to a salinity of 20 psu ( Practical Salinity Units).
Species
The following species are re ...
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Nephtys ferruginea''
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Nephtys fluviatilis''
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Nephtys furcifera''
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Nephtys glabra''
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Nephtys glossophylla''
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Nephtys gravieri''
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Nephtys hombergii''
( Savigny in Lamarck, 1818)
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Nephtys hudsonica''
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Nephtys hystricis''
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Nephtys imbricata''
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Nephtys impressa''
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Nephtys incisa''
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Nephtys inornata''
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Nephtys kersivalensis''
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Nephtys longipes''
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Nephtys longosetosa''
(Örsted, 1842)
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Nephtys magellanica''
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Nephtys mesobranchia''
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Nephtys monilibranchiata''
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Nephtys monroi''
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Nephtys multicirrata''
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Nephtys neopolybranchia''
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Nephtys oculata''
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Nephtys panamensis''
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Nephtys paradoxa''
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Nephtys pente''
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Nephtys phasuki''
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Nephtys phyllocirra''
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Nephtys picta''
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Nephtys polybranchia''
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Nephtys punctata''
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Nephtys quatrefagesi''
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Nephtys rickettsi''
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Nephtys sachalinensis''
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Nephtys schmitti''
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Nephtys semiverrucosa''
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Nephtys serrata''
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Nephtys simoni''
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Nephtys singularis''
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Nephtys sinopensis''
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Nephtys spiribranchis''
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Nephtys squamosa''
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Nephtys sukumoensis''
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Nephtys triangula''
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Nephtys tulearensis''
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Nephtys yuryi''
References
* ERMS: The European Register of Marine Specie
*
MarLIN: The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Irelandbr>
Polychaete genera
Phyllodocida
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